Head coach Rahmad Darmawan has left T-Team following the decision to transform the club into Terengganu FC II.

T-Team competed in the Malaysia Super League (MSL) this year and finished in ninth place. However, the newly branded outfit will slip down to the Malaysian Premier League, while Terengganu FA have been promoted the MSL.

T-Team's recent performance in playing at a level above Terengganu FA would certainly not have been anticipated when the club was formed in 2006.

Cash-strapped Selangor may use the 2017 Malaysia Cup to blood youngsters after an opening 1-1 draw with second-tier Terengganu exposed their thin squad.

The 33-time champions went ahead through Spanish forward Rufino Segovia just before the break at Selayang Stadium, but were forced to share the spoils after an Issey Nakajima-Farran penalty in the second half.

With a Group C game away to Sarawak on Saturday, head coach P. Maniam admits that resources are being stretched.

ESPN FC's Jason Dasey gives an inside look at the 2015 Malaysia Cup final as Selangor were crowned champions for the 33rd time.

Kedah are Malaysia's cup specialists, having won the 2017 FA Cup and 2016 Malaysia Cup.

The 2017 Malaysia Cup kicks off this week, with FA Cup winners Kedah looking to defend their title in the wake of a determined charge from Malaysia Super League (MSL) champions Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT).

The 91st edition of the Malaysia Cup begins on Tuesday, with the lustre of Asia's longest-running national cup competition as bright as ever, despite next month's Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur.

The 16 teams who will appear in the 2017 edition should be fresh after an extended break over Ramadan. But over the next few weeks, the games will come thick and fast, with the Malaysia Super League (MSL) running simultaneously.